Pope Saint Eleuterus, also known as Eleuterius, Eleutherius, or Eleutheros, was born in Nicopolis, Epirus, Greece. He was the son of Habundius, but not much is known about his early life. Eleuterus served as a deacon under Pope Anicetus and later under Pope Saint Soter. In the year around 174, Pope Eleuterus was chosen as the 13th successor to Saint Peter, becoming the Bishop of Rome and the...